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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use taxes in Greene county

PURPOSE: To authorize the Greene County Legislature to impose an additional 1% sales tax for a 2 year period.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends section 1210 of the tax law to extend the authorization for Greene County to impose an additional 1% sales tax until November 30, 2015.

EXISTING LAW: The law is set to expire on November 30, 2013.

JUSTIFICATION: The Greene County Legislature passed a resolution (request- ing that the New York State Legislature introduce and pass a bill to authorize the county to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax for the period through November 30, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: The law was previously extended by Chapter 235 of the laws of 2011.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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5021
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 6, 2013
___________

Introduced by Sen. TKACZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization
for imposition of additional sales and compensating use taxes in
Greene county
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause 15 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of
section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 235 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
(15) the county of Greene is hereby further authorized and empowered
to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such
taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the three percent
rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period
beginning March first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending Novem-
ber thirtieth, two thousand [thirteen] FIFTEEN;
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08773-01-3

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